TORONTO – Molto prima che ci fosse un Osservatorio Vesuviano a monitorare la sua attività sismica, il vulcano seppellì notoriamente due città romane sotto strati di cenere, pomice e ondate piroclastiche. Ciò che resta di Pompei ed Ercolano serve solo a perseguitare i viaggiatori di oggi che passeggiano tra le loro rovine…
TORONTO – Long before there was a Vesuvius Observatory monitoring its seismic activity, the volcano famously buried two Roman cities under layers of its ash, pumice and pyroclastic surges. What’s left of Pompeii and Herculaneum serve only to haunt today’s travellers who walk among their ruins.
TORONTO – Pochi conoscono il nome del primo cineasta italiano, ma la sua eredità è stata a lungo preservata. Vittorio Calcina, fotografo di professione torinese, era socio di Auguste e Louis Lumières, i pionieri del cinema francese e inventori della prima macchina da presa a pellicola (il Cinematographe)…
TORONTO – Few may know the name of Italy’s first filmmaker, but his legacy has long been preserved. Vittorio Calcina, photographer by trade from Turin, was an associate of Auguste and Louis Lumières, the pioneering French filmmakers and inventors of the early film camera (the Cinematographe). But unlike Calvina’s well documented history, Elvira Notari’s story – as Italy’s first female filmmaker – remains largely untold. Until now.
TORONTO – While the root of Italy and France’s rivalry is nestled somewhere in their historic territorial disputes, Napoleonic Wars and World Wars, a much more amicable [culture] war continues the age-old feud. Cue the “festival fight for Oscar Supremacy” between Europe’s two most prestigious Film Events. France’s Cannes Film Festival boasts star power and prestige while Venice champions arthouse with a glamourous backdrop…
